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Granby Workshop unveils ceramic dinnerware collection made from 100% waste

Finding a way to breathe new life into discarded materials is creating a boom within the world of sustainable design....

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Artist suspends a giant cube filled with images of ocean plastic inside a London museum

Architectural and design studio Sam Jacob Studio has unveiled a new installation that highlights the burgeoning...

Vases, tables and sunglasses made from bioplastic on dark background

Nuatan is the bioplastic that could answer the plastic pollution crisis

A potential solution to the world's plastic pollution crisis has recently been unveiled at the London Design Festival....

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13 thought-provoking designs that broke new ground at the London Design Festival

Design weeks around the world tend to be dominated by refined furnishings, sleek products, and glitzy lighting...

Dutch Invertuals Collected, Kirstie van Noot, Xandra van der Eijk As above, so below exhibition, star dust, extraterrestrial dust, rare earth metal from space, space metals, resources from space, star dust materials, sustainable resources, natural resources, extraterrestrial dust, micrometeorites, London design festival

These Dutch designers are harvesting stardust from rooftops

Did you know that 37,000 to 78,000 tons of stardust falls on the earth's surface every year? The dust is made up...

Exhale Algae Chandelier, Julian Melchiorri, algae, living lamp, chandelier, air quality, air purifier, london design festival, design, lighting, green lighting, sustainable lighting, eco lighting, green interiors, sustainable design, green design

14 spectacular lamps unveiled at the London Design Festival

Lighting designers are constantly pushing the envelope with new materials, technologies and applications - and...

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The world's first mobile, solar-powered recycling plant just popped up in the middle of London

The mobile recycling factory of the future just landed in the 19th century courtyard of the historic Somerset House...

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This incredible Frost Light is powered by melting ice

Watching ice melt has never been cooler. Dutch architecture firm Edhv Studio transforms melting ice into electricity...

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Plasma Rock is a new material made from 100% recycled landfill waste

Could our overflowing landfills be converted into gold mines? Designer Inge Sluijs has found an way to turn landfill...

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IKEA’s SPACE10 lab is bringing a pop-up vertical farm to London

Ever wondered what the future of food looks like? IKEA’s SPACE10 lab is working on making food production smarter...

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Pentatonic launches new brand of modern furniture made with nothing but trash

Trash never looked so good. Pentatonic has launched a new brand of modern, modular furniture made with nothing...

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The prefab house of the future is made from recycled, reusable, and sustainable materials

This prefab home by Arup Associates is made from recycled, reusable and sustainably sourced materials. The Circular...

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15 brilliant green lamps for a brighter future

Origami Lampshade by Foldability We've covered Foldability's gorgeous origami lanterns since 2013, so we were...

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Bags made from movie film make recycling fashionable

Messie Design gets its name from “messie syndrome,” a reference to a compulsive refusal to throw items away....

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These kaleidoscopic vases turn a single flower into a full bouquet

Saltik is a part of Form & Seek, a collective of young designers with the mission of creating new ways of looking...

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